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UNITED TAT PATENT FFIQE.

CLARENCE W. IFFT, OF ZELIENOPLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

SWING.

Application filed October 24, 1908.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CLARENCE W. Irrr, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Zelienople, in the county of Butlerand State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swings, of which the following is a spccifioation, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to swings, and the primary object of my invention is to provide a novel porch or lawn swing having two seats that can be used in different positions, so as to adapt the swing for use by either adults or children.

Another object of my invention is to provide a strong and durable swing having superimposed structures that can be ositioned to provide chairs, a lounging benc or a single reclining chair.

I attain the above objects by a structure that can be suspended from the roof of a porch or from a suitable stand, and I desire it to be understood that various kinds of supports can be used for movably holding my swing structure, whereby the same can be easily oscillated.

Reference will now be had to the drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of the swing constructed in accordance with my invention, illustrating the seats thereof arranged to pro vide two confronting chairs, Fig. 2 is a plan of the same, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, Fig. 4 is a similar view illustrating the seats arranged to provide a lounging bench, Fig. 5 is an elevation'of the swing with the seats thereof arranged to provide chairs with the front of one chair confronting the back of the other chair, Fig. 6 is an end view of a portion of the swing, illustrated in Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section of a portion of the swing illustrating a reclining chair.

To put my invention into practice, I provide two parallel beams 1 and connect these beams upon their lower edges by transverse bars 2, said bars being arranged adjacent to the ends of the beams 1. The bars protrude from the outer sides of the beams 1 and are provided with eyebolts 3 for chains or cables 4 by which the swing is suspended from a porch, frame or similar support. The lower edges of the beams 1 are connected at the ends thereof and intermediate the ends, by a plurality of transverse slats 5, serving function- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 2, 1909.

Serial No. 459,320.

ally as a floor, or as foot-rests, as will hereinafter appear.

Pivotally connected to the beams 1 at each end is a seat structure, and as these structures are identical, I deem it only necessary to describe the detail construction of one of said structures, and then the manner in which said structures can be combined to provide a lounging bench or similar structure. Arranged between the beams 1 are connecting bars 6 and 7 having the ends thereof provided with trunnions 8 extending into said beams. Connected to each bar 7 is a limb rest, comprising legs 9 and transverse connecting slats 10.

Connected to the bars 7 are legs 11, and the upper ends of these legs, together with the upper ends of the legs 9 are connected by transverse bars 12 having trunnions 13 movably supporting parallel seat frames 14. These seat frames are enlarged upon their upper edges, as at 15, and the confronting faces of said frames are grooved, as at 16, to receive transverse slats 17 serving functionally as a seat. The confronting faces of the enlargements 15 are provided with communicating grooves 18 and 19, the groove 19 being horizontal, while the groove 18 is at an inclination to the groove 19, for a purpose that will presently appear. In the top wall of the groove 19 is a socket 20. The seat frames 14 are provided on their inner faces at the forward ends thereof, with seats 21 and 22, and said seat frames are connected near their rear ends by a pivoted yokeshaped brace 23, the object of which will hereinafter appear.

For supporting the seat frames 14 in an elevated position, the beams 1 are provided with pivoted braces 24 having the upper ends thereof notched, as at 25, to receive pins 26, carried by the outer sides of the seat frames 14. The outer sides of the seat frames 14 intermediate the ends thereof are provided with pivoted arms 27, and journaled between the upper ends of said arms is a seat back 28 having the ends thereof provided with transverse rods 29 and 30. The seat back is preferably made of bars connected by transverse slats.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, the seats of the swing are in an elevated position confronting one another with the braces 24 supporting the seat frames 14 and preventing their collapse. The rods 30 of the seat backs rest in the grooves 18, while the arms 27 support said seat at a slight inclination.

As shown in Fig. 4. 0f the drawings, the back of one of the'chairs is swung over to connect the confronting ends of the chair frames 14. The rods 29 and 30 of this back engage in the seats 21, and with the back in this position, the slats of the back lie in a horizontal plane with the slats 17 of the chair seats. The back of the other chair can be inclined by placing the rods thereof in the grooves 19 and allowing said. rod to engage in the sockets 20. The inclination of the back is then determined by the yoke-shaped brace 23, which is adapted to engage the back and firmly support the same, as best shown in Fig. 4. This arrangement of the swingstructure provides a lounging bench.

' In Fig. 5 of the drawings, one of the chair backs has been illustrated as swung to the inner ends of the seat frames, whereby one chair will confront the back of another. It is in connection with this View that I desire to call attention to the fact that the yoke braces 23 can be swung to rest on one of the rods 12, when said braces are not being used.

Reference will now be had to Fig. 7 of the drawings, where it will be observed that one of the seats is lowered to rest upon the beams 1. To accomplish this the braces 24 are simply lowered and the seat frames moved downwardly upon the ends of the beams 1. The limb rest in this instance bridges the intervening space between the intermediate slats 5 and the end slats 5 forming the floor of the swing. This arrangement of .the chairs is preferable when the swing is used by juveniles, and it will be of course understood that both chairs can be so arranged and the backs thereof adjusted at an inclination.

The swing in its entirety is preferably made of light and durable wood.

While in the drawings forming a part of this application there is illustrated the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is obvious that the same can be varied or changed as to shape, proportion and manner of assemblage without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new, is

1. In a swing of the class described, a pair of floor beams, bars connecting said beam-s, legs pivotally-connec-ted to said beams, limbrests also pivotally-conneoted to the beams,

grooves, said seat frames further provided on their inner faces with seats, arms piv- .otally-connected to the outer sides of the seat frames, backs pivotally-connected to said arms, rods carried by said backs at the upper and lower ends thereof, the lower of which is adapted to engage in said grooves and sockets in the seat frames for supporting said back at an inclination, and to engage in said seats in the seat frames for supporting said back in a horizontal plane, braces carried by said seat frames for engaging said back, and ivoted braces carried by said floor beams for holding said seat frames in an elevated position. V

2. In a swing of the type described, a pair of floor beams, bars connecting said beams, sup orting means connected to said bars, limfi-rests pivotally-connected at their lower ends to said beams, rear chair legs also pivotally-connected to said floor beams, seat frames to which the u per ends of said limbrests and rear chair "egs are pivotally-connected, said seat frames provided on the upper faces thereof with enlargements and having grooves in said enlargements communicating with sockets in said seat frames, said seat frames further provided on their inner faces near the forward ends thereof with seats, chair seats carried by said chair frames, chair backs for said chair frames, rods carried at the upper and lower ends of said chair backs, the rods at the lower ends of the chair backs being received in said grooves and sockets when the chair backs are at an inclination and in said seats at the forward ends of the seat frame when the chair back is in a horizontal position, braces pivotally-connected to the sides of the chair ack and the chair frames, and chair supporting braces pivotally-connected at their lower ends with the floor beams and detachabl-y-connected at their upper ends with the seat frames.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CLARENCE W. IFFT.

Witnesses:

WM. A. SWAIN, Jos. E. JAoKsoN. 

